Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

अजाश्वमेषोष्ट्रखरान् सुग्रीवी चाप्यजीजनत् एष ताम्रान्वयः प्रोक्तो विनतायां निबोधत //

Transliteration

ajāśvameṣoṣṭrakharān sugrīvī cāpyajījanat eṣa tāmrānvayaḥ prokto vinatāyāṃ nibodhata //

Translation

Sugrīvī also gave birth to goats, horses, sheep, camels, and donkeys. Thus has the lineage of Tāmra been declared—understand it as it is recounted in the account connected with Vinatā.

Word by Word

• अजा (ajā): goat

• अश्व (aśva): horse

• मेष (meṣa): sheep/ram

• उष्ट्र (uṣṭra): camel

• खर (khara): donkey

• -आन् (-ān): accusative plural (objects)

• सुग्रीवी (sugrīvī): (a female named) Sugrīvī

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat): gave birth to/produced

• एष (eṣa): this

• ताम्र-अन्वयः (tāmra-anvayaḥ): the lineage/descendant-line of Tāmra

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ): declared/told

• विनतायाम् (vinatāyām): in/with reference to Vinatā

• निबोधत (nibodhata): understand/know (imperative, plural)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) continuing the Purāṇic genealogy (vaṃśa) account

Entities Mentioned

• Sugrīvī
• Tāmra
• Vinatā

Tags

• Genealogy
• Puranic lineages
• Creation
• Animals
• Vaṃśānucarita

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

It does not describe Pralaya; it belongs to the creation/genealogy stream, listing beings (domestic animals) generated within the Tāmra lineage as part of cosmic population accounts.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic worldview in which household life and kingship function within an ordered creation; the mention of domesticated animals implies the resources and agrarian-pastoral basis that sustain household economy and royal administration.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is genealogical, focusing on progeny and classification of created beings rather than temple-building or rites.